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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div. – 1991
The General Accounting Office examined employment practices in 130 selected large private U.S. companies with at least 100 workers in each of 10 or more employment locations and at least 25,000 employees. Of the 130 companies surveyed, 83 (64%) returned usable responses. The respondents reported using a wide range of employment practices for…
Descriptors: Business, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Employment Programs
Dench, S.; Perryman, S.; Giles, L. – 1998
British employers' perceptions of the key skills needed by young workers and all employees were examined through a national study that involved a large-scale survey of 193 employers and in-depth interviews with a subsample of 46 employers selected to be representative from the standpoints of firm size, sector, region, and employment of young…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
Environics West. – 2002
The Alberta Learning 2001/02 Employer Satisfaction Survey assessed 2,003 Alberta employers' satisfaction with graduates from Alberta's learning system. The results and survey methodology were considered accurate within 2.2%. According to the survey, 40% of employers have hired recent graduates from Alberta's learning system. Employers that have…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Programs, College Graduates, Degrees (Academic)
Foucar-Szocki, Diane; Bolt, Les – 2001
A stratified random sample of Virginia's 4,000 employers with over 100 employees was surveyed about workplace-based foundational basic skills (oral and written communication, reading, math, thinking skills, teamwork, English proficiency, and basic computer literacy). A total of 446 surveys were sent with a usable response rate of 18 percent.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Differences
Pearson, R.; Jagger, N.; Connor, H.; Perryman, S. – 2001
Available evidence on the supply of and demand for professional scientists and technologists (S&Ts) in the European Union (EU) was reviewed. The main data sources were as follows: approximately 450 reference documents; national and international governments, training and employer bodies, and key international organizations; more than 100…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Data Collection, Definitions
Sommers, Paul; Heg, Deena – 2000
Occupational supply and demand in Washington State was examined by comparing projected supplies of skilled workers coming out of the state's community and technical colleges against the projected demand among Washington employers for people qualified to enter particular occupations. The analysis was based on a January 2000 report, information…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Software, Curriculum Development, Definitions
